Holiday Beach Conservation Area Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Sep 27, 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------
Species Day's Count Month Total Season Total ------------------ ----------- -------------- -------------- Turkey Vulture 80 421 421 Osprey 4 131 131 Bald Eagle 3 142 142 Northern Harrier 13 364 364 Sharp-shinned Hawk 221 5954 5954 Cooper's Hawk 12 306 306 Northern Goshawk 0 0 0 Red-shouldered Hawk 0 0 0 Broad-winged Hawk 32 42478 42478 Red-tailed Hawk 0 73 73 Rough-legged Hawk 0 0 0 Golden Eagle 0 1 1 American Kestrel 29 1265 1265 Merlin 0 63 63 Peregrine Falcon 1 17 17 Unknown Accipiter 0 7 7 Unknown Buteo 0 4 4 Unknown Eagle 0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 4 4 Unknown Raptor 1 8 8 Swainson's Hawk 0 1 1 Total: 396 51239 51239 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Observation start time: 06:15:00 Observation end time: 15:30:00 Total observation time: 9.25 hours Official Counter: Stephen Kolbe Observers: Olga Klekner, Todd Pepper Visitors: Seven visitors today. Weather: Sunny for the majority of the day today, with increasing clouds in the late afternoon. Rain showers at the end of the day. Temperatures ranged from 15-19 degrees C. Winds were initially light out of the south becoming stronger as the day progressed. Raptor Observations: A steady flow of migrants today. The count was mostly Sharp-shinned Hawks, some of which were really up high. Interestingly, today's Sharpies were coming overhead in small groups as if they had been soaring together and then all streamed out at the same time. Non-raptor Observations: Noteworthy numbers of Blue Jays (24430), American Goldfinches (1283), and Monarchs (119) today. A very nice foraging flock around the base of the tower contained 14 species of warblers. Pied-billed Grebe 25, Double-crested Cormorant 150, Great Blue Heron 15, Great Egret 3, Black-crowned Night Heron 1, Mute Swan 90, Canada Goose 55, Wood Duck 30, Green-winged Teal 45, American Black Duck 5, Mallard 300, Northern Pintail 11, Blue-winged Teal 15, Northern Shoveler 5, Gadwall 3, American Wigeon 15, Redhead 16, Common Moorhen 4, American Coot 100, Killdeer 10, Spotted Sandpiper 1, Ring-billed Gull 150, Herring Gull 2, Caspian Tern 15, Rock Pigeon 2, Mourning Dove 2, Chimney Swift 11, Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1, Belted Kingfisher 1, Red-bellied Woodpecker 1, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1, Downy Woodpecker 3, Northern Flicker 4, Tree Swallow 20, Northern Rough-winged Swallow 5, Barn Swallow 10, Blue Jay 24430, American Crow 2, Black-capped Chickadee 4, White-breasted Nuthatch 1, Carolina Wren 2, Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1, Swainsonâs Thrush 1, American Robin 4, Gray Catbird 3, Cedar Waxwing 30, European Starling 4000, Philadelphia Vireo 1, Red-eyed Vireo 2, Tennessee Warbler 1, Nashville Warbler 6, Northern Parula 2, Chestnut-sided Warbler 1, Magnolia Warbler 3, Yellow-rumped Warbler 6, Black-throated Green Warbler 2, Blackburnian Warbler 2, Bay-breasted Warbler 1, Blackpoll Warbler 1, Black-and-white Warbler 1, American Redstart 1, Common Yellowthroat 2, Wilsons Warbler 2, Northern Cardinal 5, Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1, White-throated Sparrow 1, Red-winged Blackbird 45, American Goldfinch 1283. Black Saddlebags 25, Common Green Darner 125, Twelve-spotted Skimmer 2, Monarch 119, Common Buckeye 5, Mourning Cloak 1. Predictions: Clear with a chance of rain in the morning, then partly cloudy with a chance of rain. High of 21 C. Winds from the ESE at 5 km/h. Chance of rain 40 percent. ======================================================================== Report submitted by Stephen Kolbe ([email protected]) Holiday Beach Migration Observatory information may be found at: http://hbmo.org/
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